Victorian school in lockdown after 'knife-wielding' man spotted

By Chelsea Channing
Published December 9, 2016

Park Orchards Primary School in Melbourne's east went into lockdown after a member of the public saw a man armed with a knife run through the school yard at about 2.30pm on Friday.

It is believed the man was fleeing after robbing a store nearby.

Park Orchards Primary School office manager Elissa Stewart ...

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Victorian school in lockdown after 'knife-wielding' man spotted

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